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Polish filmmaker Bartosz M. Kowalski, known for his works ‘Hellhole’ and ‘Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight’, is gearing up to thrill audiences with his latest horror fantasy film, ‘Night Silence’.

The recently released teaser of the film takes viewers into the eerie confines of a nursing home where monsters begin to prowl, reminiscent of the haunting atmosphere in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’.

The plot revolves around Lucjan, a retired actor portrayed by the late Maciej Damiecki. Lucjan finds himself temporarily placed in a countryside nursing home by his son while his house undergoes renovations.

Initially hesitant, Lucjan’s apprehensions are soon put to rest by the warm reception from the home’s staff and residents.

However, peace is short-lived as a series of murders and terrifying nightmares plunge the nursing home into chaos, forcing Lucjan to confront a grotesque threat.

The film not only promises to deliver...

In horror “Night Silence,” Polish director Bartosz M. Kowalski follows retired Lucjan (Maciej Damięcki), moved into a nursing home by his son. The residence is hiding a secret, but the film took on another “terrifying dimension” after they wrapped the shoot.

“Maciej played a dying actor and unfortunately, this story turned out to be true,” Kowalski tells Variety. Damięcki passed away last November, before the premiere. He was posthumously awarded for his performance at the Polish Film Festival.

“It was emotional for all of us,” admits the director.

“I quickly understood he had to play the main character. It was love at first sight. On set, I worried the subject we were tackling might be difficult for him and for most of our actors, who were over 80. But Maciej always joked a lot, sang and even danced between takes. He didn’t get to see it, which is very painful for me.

Netflix strikes again with an under-the-radar horror film. Hellhole is a 2022 Polish exorcism movie that has finally been seeing more light of day thanks to the algorithm. Initially released in October 2022, Hellhole is directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski who had success with his horror comedy Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight in 2020. The original title, Ostatnia Wieczerza means "The Last Supper," foreshadowing the religious elements of the film. The movie is a gruesome and jaw-dropping example of how Polish horror, when it finally slashes its way into more mainstream media, is not intended for those with weak stomachs.

Stars: Erin Brown, Hannah Fierman, Marilyn Light, Seth Michaels, Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Melissa Haas, Charis Jeffers, Daniel Rashid, Logan Creed, Tommy Grillo, Linnea Quigley | Directed by Davi Crimmins, Eric Davis, Hannah Fierman, Greg Garrison, Melissa Haas, Torey Haas, Jay Holloway, Jenna Kanell, Anissa Matlock, Tony Reames

Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) is the unexpected follow-up to Dead by Midnight (11pm Central). And I say unexpected because despite being a fun collection of stories, it pretty much stayed under everyone’s radar. But enough people did see it that a second film got greenlighted, and with a big enough budget to include a couple of genre heavyweights.

The film opens with The Mistress of Midnight sitting around hell, googling for reviews of the first film and unleashing her wrath on those who didn’t give it a thumbs up.

From here we leap to The Temptress introducing the first segment...

Streaming giant has invested around $115m in Poland to date.

Streaming giant Netflix is to strengthen its foothold in Central and Eastern Europe (Cee) with the launch of a new hub in Poland later in 2022.

The office, located in the Polish capital of Warsaw, is intended to help build long-term cooperation in the region as well as deepen existing ties, creating new opportunities for content creators and producers,” according to Larry Tanz, Netflix Emea’s vice president of original series.

“The creativity and potential of the local industry make Warsaw a great place to base our business across Central and Eastern Europe,...

Netflix are expanding their European presence with a new office in Poland.

The office, which is set to open in the country’s capital of Warsaw later this year, will function as a central hub for Netflix’s Central and Eastern Europe (Cee) productions.

“The Netflix office in Warsaw is a natural next step for us and will help build long-term cooperation in the region as well as deepen existing ties, creating new opportunities for content creators and producers,” said Larry Tanz, Netflix Emea’s vice president of original series. “The creativity and potential of the local industry make Warsaw a great place to base our business across Central and Eastern Europe.”

The new office is the culmination of six years of investment in Poland, beginning with the localization of Netflix’s service there in 2016. The company has also increased the number of local productions, spending around $115 million on films...

Announced recently as part of Netflix‘s “Netflix and Chills” lineup for the Halloween season, a sequel to last year’s Polish slasher Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight is on the way. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 will premiere October 27. The killers are still out there… Watch the trailer below! The upcoming sequel is a continuation of […]...

Announced recently as part of Netflix‘s upcoming “Netflix and Chills” lineup for Halloween, a sequel to last year’s Polish slasher Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight is on the way. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 will premiere October 27, we’ve learned today. This is the same day that Hypnotic debuts on Netflix. The upcoming sequel is […]...

Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Francesco Russo, Peppino Mazzotta, Will Merrick, Yuliia Sobol, Alida Baldari Calabria, Cristina Donadio, Francesca Cavallin, Justin Korovkin | Written by Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli, Lucio Besana, Milo Tissone, David Bellini | Directed by Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli

Travelling through rural Italy, a group of mismatched strangers crash their camper van in the middle of nowhere. Waking up in the middle of the woods, the group look to an ominous old shack for assistance. Described by one character as “Sam Raimi’s house,” the cabin itself should have been warning enough; the gang are soon beset by hooded assailants wielding massive hammers. Frankly, Elisa (Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz) and her fellow travellers should have known better. What, did they not get Wrong Turn in Italy?

‘Wrong Turn in Italy’ is essentially the plot of Roberto De Feo and Paolo Strippoli’s A Classic Horror Story. This...

Stars: Julia Wieniawa-Narkiewicz, Michal Lupa, Wiktoria Gasiewska, Stanislaw Cywka, Sebastian Dela, Gabriela Muskala, Michal Zbroja, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz, Piotr Cyrwus | Written by Bartosz M. Kowalski, Jan Kwiecinski, Mirella Zaradkiewicz | Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski

Ever since Friday the 13th helped solidify the concept of the summer camp being a place to just massacre teenagers, we’ve never been short on the supply of new killers and people for them to kill. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight aka W lesie dzis nie zasnie nikt, is a new Polish addition to the list, but does it offer anything new?

When a group of technology-dependant teenagers are sent to offline camp they are forced to hand over all their phones and tablets to the councillors. Sent off on a hiking trip for a few days, they find themselves not only fending off nature, but a set of monstrous twins whose only aim seems...

If you’re still looking for a horror movie to watch tonight, then Netflix‘s His House may be a good option. The thriller from Remi Weekes is already doing well with audiences and critics, to the extent that it’s now the fifth most-watched film on the platform in the United States. What, then, can we attribute His House‘s success to?

Well, tackling the refugee crisis, Weekes’ picture benefits from a timely story by Toby Venables and Felicity Evans. The plot focuses on Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) as a South Sudanese couple forced into a dangerous journey to the UK, one that ends up with them being housed in a London building that holds disturbing secrets. Despite trying to assimilate, Bol has to deal with the ghosts of their past and how they’ve followed them to their new home.

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A few movies may have been scared off by the pandemic (like Blumhouse’s “Halloween Kills” and MGM’s “Candyman” reboot), but Hollywood’s spooky season comes to a crescendo all the same this weekend with several new horror offerings.

While Sony is charging $24.99 to rent its watered-down teen-witch sequel “The Craft: Legacy,” theatergoers can see Amblin-produced haunted-iPad chiller “Come Play” in theaters for less. Paramount is giving audiences a choice with hoodoo horror movie “Spell”: See it in theaters or via PVOD.

Netflix subscribers have options as well, with new releases including Sundance midnight movie “His House” and Polish import “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight.”

To recap the other horror options that have come out this month, there are four “Welcome to the Blumhouse” movies on Amazon. Hulu had “Bad Hair” and “Books of Blood.” “Saw” co-creator Darren Lynn Bousman made “Death of Me,” while “Final Destination...

Netflix is adding a ton of great titles over the next seven days. From Monday to Sunday, the streaming giant is unleashing some new Halloween-related originals for you to dig into as we approach October 31st, while it’s an usually busy weekend for the site, too, as Sunday marks November 1st, meaning a load of newly licensed movies and shows are being added to Netflix’s library.

Unfortunately, they aren’t bringing us anything fresh on Monday or Thursday, but the rest of the week is well-stocked. As you can see below, Tuesday the 27th delivers three new originals. The highlight of that day’s haul, though, has to be Blood of Zeus, the much-anticipated anime-style series that’s adapting classic Greek myths. Jason O’Mara, Jessica Henwick and Claudia Christian star.

For more, here’s the full list of what’s hitting the service this week:

Coming to Netflix...

It seems as if the release process for movies is slowly changing. Before, theaters were the be all end all of the movie-going experience. If you wanted to see the latest release, you simply had to go to a local theater. But times changing with the advent of streaming, streaming companies have been shelling out insane amounts of money to get the latest hot release on their streaming platform.

Related: 10 Best Horror Movies On Netflix, According To Rotten Tomatoes

Netflix is especially good for this. They had a fantastic 2019 with notable Oscar-nominated releases. Their horror output has proved exceptional as well.

Updated on June 15th, 2021 by Kristen Palamara: Netflix continues to build its library of original content including countless series and movies. The streaming service constantly releases new originals and horror movies are a big genre for Netflix original movies. Netflix original horror movies can be inventive and creative from...

Netflix has a whole lot of spooks up its sleeve for the month of October.

From Adam Sandler’s “Hubie Halloween” (Oct. 7) to the “Hill House” follow-up “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Oct. 9), the Halloween-themed goodness is in high supply next month. Watch Netflix’s little teaser reel above.

If you want a gory horror film, try “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight” (Oct. 28). Other new creepy flicks include “His House” (Oct. 30) “Cadaver” (Oct. 22) and Spanish-language film “The Day of the Lord” (Oct. 30).

For a younger audience, there’s “Vampires vs. the Bronx” (Oct. 2) and “The Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” (Oct. 15).

In terms of TV, get ready for Volume 2 of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” reboot series (Oct. 19), and also check out Season 1 of CBS’ “Evil” (Oct. 1) about a forensic psychologist who comes face to face with evidence that challenges her disbelief in supernatural phenomena.

For some non-Halloween-themed content,...

We have a brand new trailer for Vampires Vs. the Bronx. This is set to be part of Netflix's "Netflix and Chills" lineup for Halloween. The streaming service has a bundle of original movies and TV shows coming our way for the spooky season, which should help since many of the typical, annual activities will likely not be happening in 2020. In this case, we have a new vampire flick that sees a group of teenagers going toe-to-toe with the bloodsucking undead creatures. But there is also some clear-cut social commentary going on here as well.

The trailer opens with Gloria, played by Imani Lewis, streaming live from her corner of the Bronx. She marvels at a young man who is just trying to "save the neighborhood," while also questioning the number of missing person flyers that have been posted across her borough. We quickly learn that these missing people...

Forget Netflix and chill, next month it’s all about Netflix and chills. The streaming service is making sure there’s more than enough Halloween-themed content to keep you occupied this spooky season, with a load of horror movies and TV shows releasing throughout October.

Included in the usual haul of newly licensed titles on the first day of the month are a few new chillers, like classic Robert De Niro flick Cape Fear, Nicolas Cage supernatural superhero movie Ghost Rider and Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses. On the TV side of things, meanwhile, there’s German series Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood, children’s show The Worst Witch season 4 and CBS’ recent supernatural drama Evil.

Here’s everything you’ll want to check out across the month that falls in or around the horror genre:

October 1

Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood *Netflix Original

Cape Fear

Evil: Season 1

Ghost Rider...

The Halloween season typically sees Netflix add a lot of new horror content, which has recently been branded under the tagline “Netflix and Chills.” The streaming service will be boosting its library yet again this year with a large number of original movies and shows arriving in September and October, including several international titles to round out a solid collection of options for horror fans. What, then, can we expect from “Netflix and Chills” this year?

Particular highlights for viewers include the Netflix original film The Babysitter: Killer Queen, a sequel to 2017’s The Babysitter. This one features Judah Lewis’ Cole dealing with his enemies as he struggles to deal with the trauma of the first picture, and promises more of the horror and comedy mixture of its predecessor. Killer Queen appeared on the platform back on September 10th, and has already been doing pretty well with audiences.

Other Netflix...

Netflix is getting in the spooky spirit big time this year with a whole bevy of horror-related movies and TV shows coming up over the next couple of months. Come Halloween, there’ll be all kinds of suitable content to binge. Whether your tastes lean more towards the supernatural or thrillers or the gothic, the streaming service has got you covered. Get ready for… Netflix and Chills.

The best of the bunch of this packed lineup are highlighted in the handy schedule which you can see in the gallery below. First up, tomorrow – September 10th – brings us The Babysitter: Killer Queen, the sequel to the 2018 teen horror-comedy about a band of high school Satan worshippers. September 16th then delivers Spanish horror The Paramedic, about a man confined to a wheelchair who develops a murderous obsession.

Two days later, Ryan Murphy’s Ratched debuts. A prequel series to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,...

Smell that crisp chill in the air? That, my friends, is the upcoming arrival of spooky season. Halloween may be nearly two excruciating months away, but that’s no reason not to get an early start on your horror needs.

To that end, Netflix has unveiled its lineup for “Netflix and Chills,” its lineup of horror movies, TV series, and other content for September and October.

Things get started early this year with The Babysitter: Killer Queen premiering on Sept. 10. Directed by McG, this sequel to the original 2017 thriller finds hero Cole adapting to a hellish high school life after surviving a satanic blood cult. Also arriving in September are Spanish-language thriller The Paramedic and the Sarah Paulson-starring Nurse Ratched origin story, Ratched.

But of course it’s October where the spookiest offerings lie. The jewel of Netflix’s Netflix and Chill season and arguably the TV horror season...